Aussie wrote on Jan 16
th, 2018 at 5:51pm:
So, you have moved from:
Quote:Aboriginals invented footy.The first settlers saw tribes of natives kicking a stuffed possum skin around a field, and they scored bykicking it between two gumtrees.
To:
Quote:Not that it realy happened, with the gumtrees and possum skin, that is just more aboriginal bullshirt that the poor buggers make up to try and feel legitimised, or whyever they talk crap.
It was though in an Indigenous exhibition in Smith St Collingwood, 25 years or so ago, along with more similiarly inventive stuff. There was real stuff too, they seemed to truly believe all of it.
"On your daughter's life."
Stop being a dikhed aussie.
It's the same thing.
An Aboriginal exhibition, set up by aborigines and their lefty helpers would be my guess, was put on to edumacate the poor white fellas like me, who had no idea how inventive they were.
The subject in question was a black and white photo of a field with two gum trees as the focal point.
They were set up on those old mobile partition things that had beige carpet on them so notices etc could be pinned or stuck on. Above this particular photo there was a card with a Title "Early Aussie rules" or something along those lines, I cannot remember exactly.
Below was the description typed up on another card, where they explained that contrary to poular wisdom, Aussie Rules was actually inspired from and derivative of a traditional aboriginal game, where they would kick a stuffed possum skin around the field, and scored by kicking it between two gum trees.
This is not a delusional misrembering by me, this is exactly what was on display.
At the time I thought how terribly sad it was that the only trustworthy history of aboriginals must come from "OUTSIDE" their culture.
It was not a moment of happiness for me to experience this, I promise you. I left feeling depressed for their chance of building a better future on the back of such folly. I sincerely hoped for a better future for them, along with all decent people, I knew just how badly they had been wronged. I KNEW HOWEVER THAT FANTASY AND LIES WAS NO WAY FORWARD.